The true cost of cheap, low quality food Providing cheap, low-quality food is not the solution to helping the most disadvantaged in our society cut their food bills. The true cost of cheap food is a negative legacy that affects us all. The good news is that it is easy to reduce your food bill
Livewell Southend is a new web portal designed to provide a broad range of information to people living and working in Southend. Healthy Life Essex, which has its base in Southend, is delighted to be working closely with Livewell Southend and is, of course, featured on the portal. The infographic below is the Livewell Southend
Are you concerned about the possibility of a flood of cheap low-quality food imports from America? Are you concerned about potential moves to ditch animal welfare and relax environmental rules as part of any new trade deals with the US? We have made great strides in the UK over the last few years to improve
18th-24th May is Mental Health Awareness Week and this year’s theme is KINDNESS #kindnessmatters But what does kindness really mean? Collins English Dictionary: Kindness is the quality of being gentle, caring, helpful. Mark Rowland, chief executive of the Mental Health Foundation which hosts the annual event, was initially going to adopt the theme of sleep
New initiative provides free COVID-19 immune support supplementation packages to frontline NHS staff As with PPE and testing, it is essential that frontline health workers have all the support available to help them cope with the onslaught of COVID-19. But while this article relates to a new initiative launched to help NHS frontline staff, it
Long-term friends Purdy Rubin, an NHS Nurse, and Charlotte Figg, a horticulturist, have launched a new company: Purdy & Figg Purdy & Figg’s star product is a delightful and highly effective hand sanitiser spray. Unlike traditional hand sanitiser products that tend to be sticky and dehydrating, Purdy & Figg has created a quick-drying spray formula
Modern parenting increasingly focuses on keeping children safe online With each year that passes, our lives become more dependent on technology and its seemingly limitless capabilities. As adults, we’ve learnt how to navigate online spaces safely and cautiously – but what about our children? To shed some light on the situation, leading internet security provider,
Healthy Life Essex is proud to be a Fund Ambassador supporting the Southend Emergency Fund. As a Fund Ambassador, our role is to promote the fund through our networks and social media platforms which, naturally, we are more than happy to do. If you have Southend-based networks through which you can share the information, please
Is relying on the ‘launderette of mum and dad’ making our children less independent? When does the role of a parent change? At what point do the roles and responsibilities alter so that your children are in charge of everything about their day-to-day lives? A good sign might be ‘when they’re doing their own laundry’.
How is Essex Coping with the Coronavirus Lockdown? Essex has one of the highest rates of coronavirus infection outside of London, largely because so many people in Essex travel to London for work; it is currently the third-worst affected local authority in England. With thousands of people in full isolation, including all over 70s,